2013 NBA Season Preview – Eastern Conference

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The NBA preseason is underway, providing fans their first glimpses at the newest version of their favorite professional basketball teams. The 2013-14 NBA Season for the Eastern Conference will be about one thing: who can finally unseat the Miami Heat for the right to represent all 15 teams in the NBA Finals? MVP LeBron James is back with Dwayne Wade and a cast of accomplished role players to try and win three straight titles. A Miami Heat Three-peat would be the first such accomplishment in the league since the 2002 Los Angeles Lakers and the first NBA Eastern Conference team since Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls did so in 1993 and 1998. The young core of the Indiana Pacers have tested Miami for two straight years; is this finally the year they are able to overcome The King & Company in the playoffs?

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The other prime contenders in the NBA Eastern Conference are familiar – the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks – and the new – the Brooklyn Nets. Chicago is finally getting back its one-time MVP Derrick Rose after a devastating knee injury two playoffs ago, and the revamped Knicks are ready to run time and again with scoring machine Carmelo Anthony. The Brooklyn Nets are a high-spending veteran team, adding Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Andre Kirilenko in the offseason to handle the front court for back court all stars Joe Johnson and Deron Williams. Garnett and Pierce landing in Brooklyn mean that their old team, the Boston Celtics, is now in full rebuild, with coach Doc Rivers also out the doors. Can veteran savvy keep up with the new offensive stylings of Miami and New York? Will the Midwest toughness of Chicago and Indiana stifle the opposition and finally win the day in the NBA playoffs? Everything depends on the 2013-14 NBA regular season, and it all starts with game one in October. Check back this season for updates on SeatGeek, and use our Deal Score to find the best value on NBA ticket prices for your favorite team all season long!

NBA Eastern Conference Divisions

NBA Atlantic Division Teams

With perennial contender Boston now looking to rebuild, the cash-heavy Brooklyn Nets are looking to give the New York Knicks an even tougher run for the Atlantic Division title.

Team

Home Arena

2013 Wins

Boston Celtics

TD Garden

41

Brooklyn Nets

Barclays Center

49

New York Knicks

Madison Square Garden

54

Philadelphia 76ers

Wells Fargo Center

34

Toronto Raptors

Air Canada Centre

34

NBA Central Division Teams

Indiana has imposed their will within the division and on plenty of other pretenders to Miami’s throne in the last couple of seasons, but the Chicago Bulls are as tough as anyone & returning MVP Derrick Rose provides world-class talent to lead the offense.

Team

Home Arena

2013 Wins

Chicago Bulls

United Center

45

Cleveland Cavaliers

Quicken Loans Arena

24

Detroit Pistons

Palace at Auburn Hills

29

Milwaukee Bucks

BMO Harris Bradley Center

38

Indiana Pacers

Bankers Life Fieldhouse

49

NBA Southeast Division Teams

Team

Home Arena

2013 Wins

Atlanta Hawks

Philips Arena

44

Orlando Magic

Amway Center

20

Charlotte Bobcats

Time Warner Cable Arena

21

Miami Heat

American Airlines Arena

66

Washington Wizards

Verizon Center

29

2013-14 NBA Schedule

Many of the NBA Eastern Conference teams have tough divisional matchups to start of the first week of the 2013-14 NBA Season.

Date

Matchup

City

State

Venue

10/29

Magic at Pacers

Indianapolis

IN

Bankers Life Fieldhouse

10/29

Bulls at Heat

Miami

FL

American Airlines Arena

10/30

Nets at Cavs

Cleveland

OH

Quicken Loans Arena

10/30

Heat at 76ers

Philadelphia

PA

Wells Fargo Center

10/30

Celtics at Raptors

Tornto

Ontario

Air Canada Centre

10/30

Wizards at Pistons

Detroit

MI

Palace of Auburn Hills

10/30

Bucks at Knicks

New York

NY

Madison Square Garden

10/31

Knicks at Bulls

Chicago

IL

United Center

11/1

Cavs at Bobcats

Charlotte

NC

Time Warner Cable Arena

11/1

76ers at Wizards

Washington

DC

Verizon Center

11/1

Raptors at Hawks

Atlanta

GA

Philips Arena

11/1

Bucks at Celtics

Boston

MA

TD Garden

Best NBA Eastern Conference Teams

Miami Heat Tickets

Lebron James. Dwayne Wade. Back to back titles. They’re looking for their fourth straight NBA Finals and a Three-peat to call their own. You’ve probably heard of them.

Indiana Pacers Tickets

In the heart of basketball country, the Indiana Pacers have returned to a high level of play that makes professional basketball in the state of Indiana just as legit as the multitude of high school and college programs in b-ball’s heartland.

Chicago Bulls Tickets

Derrick Rose is finally back, and the Bulls were gritty and talented enough to do pretty well in his absence last postseason. The defense is always intense, and now they’re scoring machine is back at full steam.

New York Knicks Tickets

Small ball took the Big Apple by storm last season, and Carmelo Anthony & crew will be back at it this year. If Tyson Chandler can continue running the defense just so, they’ll outscore a lot of teams during the 2013-14 NBA season. Watch out, Miami.